[QUOTE=casias;505663]The swap that has Mopar guys pissed.
About a year ago, we ran across a 1999 Dakota R/T with bushing and ball joint problems, and picked it up from the auction for $2000. It turned out, it also had cracked heads, which is a common problem for the 5.9 Magnum engine. Initially, we intended to use a 408 block, new heads and a Kenne Bell blower to give this truck 400 or so HP.
Out came the engine:
Using a foam mock-up block and wood plates, we developed adapter plates to fit the LY6 engine into the engine bay:
And the engine dropped in nicely
Hey Scott it looks like you didn't even clearance the cross member and that's a stock pan!